Drain Dampness Flashcards
What Draining Damp herb:
Promotes urination, leaches out dampness, facilitates fluid metabolism
Zhu Ling *** (Pig Grass)
Sweet, BLAND, Sl. Cool —- SP, KD, BL
Commonly combined with Fu Ling
What Draining Dampness herb:
facilitates the fluid pathways through urination, clears blazing ministerial fire in KD by draining damp-heat from lower burner
Ze Xie (Leaching Out/"Diarrhea" Swamp) Sweet, BLAND, Cold ---- KD, BL
Ministerial Fire - Yin Xu leads to Fire
What Drain Damp herb:
tonifies the SP and augments the Lungs; leaches out dampness from the bones, sinews, and muscles to treat painful obstruction disorder;
cools heat and expels pus to treat sores and abscesses
Yi Yi Ren
Sweet, BLAND, Sl. Cold —- LU, SP, ST, KD
Used primarily with Tonify/Strengthen SP purpose when DD
Of the DD herbs, which of following tonifies SP, eliminates pain, expels pus and clears-damp heat? Fu Ling Zhu Ling Ze Xie Yi Yi Ren
Yi Yi Ren
Of the DD herbs, which of following tonifies SP, harmonizes middle burner, leaches out dampness through urination? Fu Ling Zhu Ling Ze Xie Yi Yi Ren
Fu Ling
Of the DD herbs, which of following just leaches out dampness? Fu Ling Zhu Ling Ze Xie Yi Yi Ren
Zhu Ling
Of the DD herbs, which of following leaches out dampness, and clears blazing KD ministerial fire? Fu Ling Zhu Ling Ze Xie Yi Yi Ren
Ze Xie
Which DD herb:
facilitates urination, separates the clear and turbid fluids, guides damp-heat downward and out of the body through urine.
Urination to solidify stool, clears eyes, expels phlegm and stops cough
Che Qian Zi (Vehicle Front Seed)
Sweet, Cold — BL, KD, LV, LU
Wrap in cloth bag (seeds)
Which DD herb:
cools summerheat, clears hot painful urinary dribbling; applied topically for damp-heat rashes and sores
Hua Shi (Slippery Stone)
Sweet, Bland, Cold —- ST, BL
Mineral
Which DD herb:
promotes urination, unblock painful urinary dribbling (directs fire and damp-heat downward and out), facilitates lactation
Mu Tong ***
Bitter, Sl. Cold —- BL, HT, SI
Pig’s feet soup — skin (SI)
What DD herb:
Alleviates itching, removes damp-heat, unblocks painful urinary dribbling, clears wind-heat affecting eyes and head
Di Fu Zi *** b (Earth Skin Sun)
Sweet, Bitter, Cold —- BL, KD
What DD herb:
expels dampness, especially from the lower burner, by separating the pure from the turbid, relaxes sinews and unblocks collaterals
Bi Xie *** b
Bitter, Neutral —- BL, LV, ST
Cloudy Urine
Which DD herb:
promotes urination, expels stones, clears damp-heat jaundice
Jin Qian Cao*** b (“Goat-Money Grass”)
3 Jin’s - Hai Jin Sha, Ji Nei Jin
Sweet, salty, sl. Cold —- BL, GB, KD, LV
Stones in Bladder + Gall Bladder!!!
What DD herb:
treats both damp edema and toxic fire, disperses blood stasis
Chi Xia Dou (“Red Small Beans”)
Sweet, Sour, Neutral — HT, SI
What DD herb:
Best to treat Damp-heat (especially jaundice) by facilitating the removal of dampness and clearing heat
Yin Chen *** b
Bitter, sl. Cold —- LV, SP, GB, ST
VERY IMPORTANT ** EXAM
What DD herb:
facilitates the fluid metabolism of the lungs, promotes lactation by raising the ST-qi, clears heat through urination
Tong Cao **
Unblock Grass
What DD herb:
clears heat in HT and LU and directs it downward, unblocks the fluid pathways, leads heat downward and out through the urine
Deng Xin Cao **
Lamp Heart Grass
